Clearwater, Florida | |
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 Clearwater in June 2022 | |
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| Motto(s): "Bright and Beautiful•Bay to Beach" | |
 Location of Clearwater in Pinellas County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 27°58′25″N 82°45′51″W / 27.97361°N 82.76417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pinellas |
| Settled (Clear Water Harbor) | 1888 |
| Incorporated (Town of Clear Water Harbor) | 1891 |
| Reincorporated (City of Clearwater) | May 27, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Bruce Rector |
| • Councilmembers | Ryan Cotton, Michael Mannino, David Allbritton, and Lina Teixeira |
| • City Manager | Jennifer Poirrier |
| • City Clerk | Rosemarie Call |
| • City Attorney | David Margolis |
| Area | |
| • City | 35.92 sq mi (93.04 km2) |
| • Land | 26.13 sq mi (67.68 km2) |
| • Water | 9.79 sq mi (25.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 117,292 |
| • Density | 4,488.62/sq mi (1,733.06/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,783,243 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 33755–33767, 33769 |
| Area code | 727 |
| FIPS code | 12-12875[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0280543[3] |
| Website | myclearwater |
Clearwater is a city and the county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States, west of Tampa and north of St. Petersburg. To the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and to the southeast lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 117,292.[4][5] It is the smallest of the three principal cities in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay area.
Clearwater Beach is part of the city of Clearwater, but is separated from it by the Intracoastal Waterway. Cleveland Street is one of the city's historic avenues, and the city includes BayCare Ballpark and Coachman Park.[6]
The Church of Scientology owns the majority of property in the Clearwater downtown core district.[7][8]
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- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Clearwater city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Coachman Park Info Page". Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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